The crowd at Friday's non-league match between the Brookland Bearcats (Brookland, AR) and the visiting Marion Patriots (Marion, AR), saw Brookland's softball squad nip Marion by a count of 6-5.

The Bearcats now sport a 10-5 record. They take the field next when they host Paragould for a non-league match on Monday, April 1. Brookland will face a Rams squad coming off a 11-0 league loss to Greene County Tech (Paragould, AR). The Rams record now stands at 6-5.

With the loss, Marion falls to 2-9 on the campaign. The Patriots travel to Nettleton (Jonesboro, AR) to face the Raiders in a 5A East match on Tuesday, April 2. The Raiders enter the match with a record of 6-7. Nettleton lost 5-3 in their recent non-league match against Westside (Jonesboro, AR)